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How the battery revolution could save mankind

It's difficult to imagine, but batteries could help save mankind. Their rise represents the biggest unheard of structural trend of the twenty-first century. This is what was discussed by Blackstone Resources in a recent article published in the the CFI magazine which has 125,000 subscribers.

Using a solid electrolyte, you can build batteries that are smaller and offer higher energy densities, plus have longer lifespans and offer increased safety because liquid electrolytes are flammable. Such a technology could present our greatest weapon against global warming.

Battery technology is a constraint that is holding back humanity. It’s preventing us from having pollution-free cities, which could save the lives of millions globally. Battery technology, therefore needs to improve significantly. We need denser battery technology with faster charging times and a significant increase in the number of charging cycles, with lower degradation to battery performance.

By 2050, every four out of five cars will be battery-electric, which is what analysts at Morgan Stanley predict. They also expect electric vehicles (EVs) to surpass those of traditional vehicles by 2038, while the global fleet of EVs is expected to surpass one billion by 2047. The World Wide Economic Forum sums up how this exponential increase will creep up on us with this analogy.

They don’t mind how electric-vehicles arrive on our streets. They also don’t mind which auto-maker wins or which one loses.They’re even indifferent on type of technology used or what the ultimate battery-metal mix will be.

Aggregate demand for battery-metals will rise exponentially. If they want to take advantage of the electric vehicle revolution, they should look upstream.

"We believe we can get cobalt to almost nothing”, Elon Musk stated. He is a great visionary, but as a CEO he still worries what investors think. Electric vehicles are coming and battery metals are becoming extremely expensive as a result.

Once shunned and tossed aside as a by-product in copper and nickel mines, colbalt is now a vital battery material needed to power the modern world. Demand now outstrips supply, so much so that its price has more than tripled over the last 18 months.

Cobalt has been used in computer processors and mobile phones for years. Billions of people now own smartphones, giving the material an enduring source of demand. However, this is not what makes cobalt so exciting. There is a more significant driver that will see demand for cobalt soar.